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Chicago and a love affair with a 50mm

The world famous 'CHICAGO' sign on State Street.

I recently returned from a brilliant holiday in Chicago, visiting my girlfriend’s brother and his wife, they showed us an absolutely brilliant time, what a great city!  Of course when we decided to go I had a dilemma, what would I bring to shoot with?  I must admit that I didn’t know a huge amount about Chicago, except that it was famous for it’s architecture.  What I did know, was that I was very much working on a size/weight budget, so I would have to be clever about what equipment I would bring.  Obviously my d80 was coming with me but what lenses would I bring with it?  I started out thinking about my Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 which is my usual walkabout lens, so I popped  it in my trusty Lowepro Slingshot 200AW, and popped that in my carry on.  Problem: I had just about enough room to fit a pair of shoes left over.  The Slingshot was full of air, and the carry on bag was full of the Slingshot.